Craig Doty

My wife and I are grateful for all the support from family and friends. Our team’s journey to South Dakota concluded at 4:30 AM this morning as our team crossed the state line en route to Eppley Airfield in Omaha to fly home to Houston. The trip was rewarding in many ways.

Special thanks to Matt Zimmer for the coverage. He does excellent work telling the stories of South Dakotans. I am proud to be one of them and wish the absolute best for my home state and the great people who live there.

📸: @JCimburek

We had a great afternoon in Alcester, South Dakota!

We enjoyed spending time with the K-12 students at Alcester-Hudson Schools. The day included a full gym assembly with a dunk contest and talks about character, academics, and leadership. Additionally, our HCU student-athletes played with the kids at recess and read to the elementary students. It meant a lot to be back at my alma mater. It’s truly a gem of a community.

The kids had a blast in Illinois hanging with their grandparents and watching the Huskies pick up a road win.

Thanks to all the family and friends who came to the game last night to support. We are grateful.

Onward to South Dakota!

Congrats to Braylon on senior night!

We play Western Illinois tomorrow so I am in the upper Midwest with our team for practice and prep while @AlexysDoty is back home with Braylon for senior night.

As many know, Alexys is not Braylon’s biological mother, however, she has helped raise him since he was four years old. Parent-teacher conferences, athletic events, getting him to and from school daily, helping him with school work, and guiding him every day as a strong, empathetic, and kind motherly figure.. she has been such an important part of his life.

With the move to Angleton for his senior year, Braylon elected to not play football and instead joined the coaching staff as a manager to help serve the team and his new school. Lex knew I had to be with our team but said she would be staying back to make sure Braylon wasn’t by himself on senior night as Angleton recognizes their managers as well. They will fly from Houston to Illinois tomorrow to join us.

I am proud of Braylon for his accomplishments, selflessness, and commitment. Also, I am fortunate to have Alexys as my wife and our children are blessed to have her as their mother. She is the best!

Tonight, our team gathered to celebrate the baptisms of Dre Samuels, Kris Keinys, and King Anderson as they publicly declared Jesus Christ as Lord.

A huge thank you to our team Chaplain, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Director, and friend Eldred Rivas for hosting and performing the baptisms, and for being a steady voice of faith and wisdom for our program every day.

We are grateful for our Houston Christian University community and the foundational impact it has on our students, staff, and beyond. This place is awesome!